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For nearly 150 years, Native children were sent to boarding schools. Here's what to know

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Joe Biden is expected to formally apologize on Friday to American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians for the ...
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Native American children more likely to be arrested, jailed in Washington state, data shows

Even before they’re convicted of a crime, Native American children are 6.4 times more likely to be kept in detention than white children. After being tried in court, they’re 6.1 times more likely to ...
The Desert Sun

Native children do best when connected to their families, cultures, communities | Opinion

On June 15, tribes across California and the nation will mark the second annual ICWA Day, a moment to celebrate the historic 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overwhelmingly affirmed the ...
The Spokesman-Review

Nearly 1,000 native children died at boarding schools, Interior Department finds

WASHINGTON – Nearly 1,000 American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children died while attending boarding schools that were set up by the U.S. government for the purpose of erasing their ...
OPB

Native American children significantly more likely to be arrested, detained in Washington

(Dan DeLong/InvestigateWest) For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids. The state’s courts and ...
The Hill

A thousand Native American children died. The system that killed them lives on.

Last month, the U.S. Department of the Interior released a horrendous report showing that at least 900 Native American children died in the care of U.S. boarding schools — facilities they were forced ...
NBC Montana

Investigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in abusive boarding schools

BILLINGS, Mont. — At least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system, according to the results of an investigation released Tuesday by officials who ...
Argus Leader

Effective cultural programming for Native foster children is lacking, foster parents say

Editor's note: This is the eighth piece in a six-installment series about Native American children in South Dakota's foster care system, produced in partnership between the Argus Leader and South ...
KOAT Albuquerque

Children’s Author writes books with indigenous kids as main characters

SINCE 2021. TONIGHT, KOAT KICKS OFF A SERIES OF STORIES HIGHLIGHTING NEW MEXICO’S RICH INDIGENOUS HISTORY AND CULTURE. IT IS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. ROYALE ROYALE DA INTRODUCING US TO AN ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Children can make Native American musical crafts at Poway event

Children can learn about Native American cultural history while making a musical craft at a Poway event on Saturday, March 1. Docents will guide children ages 5 to 10 years old in making rattles, ...
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Native American children more likely to be arrested, jailed in Washington state, data shows

For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids. The state’s courts and Washington Department of ...